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Plasmid-encoded anatoxin biosynthesis in benthic cyanobacteria
Florian Maximilian Gibis, Dominik Rieth, Juergen P. Geist…·Ann‐Marie Waldvogel
The paper shows that anatoxin biosynthesis in Microcoleus cyanobacteria is encoded on a plasmid, not the chromosome, suggesting increased mobility and implications for toxin evolution and environmental monitoring.
DOI 10.64898/2026.06.26.734624